Norfloxacin penetration into human renal and prostatic tissues

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1985 Aug;28(2):349-50. doi: 10.1128/AAC.28.2.349.

Abstract

Concurrent norfloxacin concentrations in serum, kidney, and prostatic tissue were determined in 14 patients. Mean ratios of norfloxacin concentration in tissue over concentration in serum were 6.6 +/- 2.8 for the kidney and 1.7 +/- 0.2 for the prostate samples. The levels were above the MICs of most urinary pathogens.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Kidney / metabolism*
  • Kidney Cortex / metabolism
  • Kidney Medulla / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Norfloxacin / metabolism*
  • Prostate / metabolism*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Norfloxacin